STAND. COM. REP. NO.  299

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2011

RE:   H.B. No. 1005

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No. 1005 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to bring the State into compliance with Title IV-D of the federal Social Security Act that  requires the provision of child welfare services to certain tribal agencies and foreign countries by:

     (1)  Defining "other state" in the State Child Support Enforcement Law to include tribal certain agencies and foreign countries ; and

     (2)  Applying services provided under the State Child Support Enforcement Law to those other states.

     The Department of the Attorney General testified in support this bill.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

     (1)  Changing the effective date to January 7, 2059, to encourage further discussion; and  

     (2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1005, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1005, H.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary,

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GILBERT KEITH-AGARAN, Chair